“The day is coming when a single carrot, freshly observed, will set off a revolution.”
– Paul Cezanne
Gabriella Smith: Carrot Revolution
Andy Akiho: Prospects of a Misplaced Year
Ron Blessinger, violin
Gregory Ewer, violin
Maia Hoffman, viola
Marilyn de Oliveira, cello
Yoko Greeney, piano
Join 45th Parallel Universe for this immersive and experiential concert event, featuring the Modern Minimalist masterpiece Music for 18 Musicians by Steve Reich.
Steve Reich: Music for 18 Musicians
45th Parallel founder Greg Ewer shares his COVID story through the music of Bach as he brings real guts (strings) to this performance of three magnificent works for solo violin.
J.S. Bach: Violin Sonata No. 1 in G Minor, BWV 1001
J.S. Bach: Violin Partita No. 1 in B Minor, BWV 1002
J.S. Bach: Violin Partita No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004
Greg Ewer, violin
The Gemini Project / Pyxis Quartet
We open our season with Gemini Project’s epic collaboration with PDX filmmaker Scott Ballard and BodyVox to present Shostakovich’s final symphony, arranged for sextet.
The program also features PDX animator Zak Margolis’ gorgeous film Andante, accompanied by the Pyxis Quartet.
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Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony No. 15 in A major, Op. 141 (arranged for sextet)
Ruby Chen, violin
Kevin Kunkel, cello
Yoko Greeney, piano
Michael Roberts, percussion
Sergio Carreno, percussion
Jon Greeney, percussion
Scott Ballard, filmmaker
Florence Price: String Quartet No. 1 in G major (Andante)
Greg Ewer, violin
Ron Blessinger, violin
Charles Noble, viola
Marilyn de Oliveira, cello
Zak Margolis, animation
The Arcturus Quintet brings our garden series to a close with a delightful program of musical miniatures.
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Gustav Holst: The Planets: Jupiter
Adolphus Hailstork: Bassoon Set
Unsuk Chin: Advice From a Caterpillar
Ruth Gipps: The Piper of Dreams, Op. 12b
Adolphus Hailstork: Yuhwa (The Goddess of the Willow Trees)
Astor Piazzolla: Libertango
Joe Berger, horn
Martha Long, flute
James Shields, clarinet
Steve Vacchi, bassoon
Karen Wagner, oboe